Ribbon measuring and recording device



Nov. 24 5. 1,563,100

W. A. MYERS.

RIBBON MEASURING AND RECORDING DEVICE Filed July 5. 1924 "ilfl'liilhl'filli'l A.

OF RZVEESIIDE, CALIFGBNIA, .ASSIErIilOR 015 ONE-HALF TO W'JLLTER E.MYERS, (3E ING-LE'WGOD, CALIFORNIA.

RIBBON IVXEAS'URENG' AND RECORLDENG DEVICE.

Application filed July 5,

To all whom it may oo ncern:

Be it known that l, i i rniimar A. liirnns,

a citizen ot the United States, residing at Riverside, in the county ofRiverside and a State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Ribbon liieasuring and Recording Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to the dispensing or withdrawing of ribbons,laces, and the like, from spools.

it is a'common practice to wind ribbons and laces upon spools in such amanner that a layer of paper is disposed between the adjacent layers ofribbon or lace, as the case may be, upon the spool.

it is an object oi this invention to provide moans associated with thispaper for indicating the amount withdrawn from the spool.

Another object of this invention is to provide the paper disposedbetween the layers of ribbon with tabs bearing suitable indieia forindicating a halt yard, a yard, and similar distances, from the tree endor the ribbon.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a spool oi ribbonwherein the ribbon is held away from adjacent ribbon by means or paperwhich is provided with tabs bendable over the ribbon and which tabs areadapted to be cut in half when cutting oil a yard or a halt yard oiribbon, and with indieia so arranged. upon the tabs that the portion o]?the tab which remains with the ribbon on the spool will indicate howmuch ribbon still roniaii'is upon the spool.

"With these and other objects in. view which will be made manifest inthe following detailed description and pointed out in the appendedclaims, reterenee is had to the accompanying drawings for illustrationof the preferred embodiment of: the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a partial perspective of a portion of the paper adapted tobe wound with the ribbon upon the spool,

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective oi the paper shown in Fig. 1 and withthe ribbon superposed thereon and the tab bent over the ribbon,

Fig. 3 is a perspective showing a spool oi. ribbon to which my inventionhas been applied, the tirst halt yard of the ribbon having been removed,

i924. Serial No. 724,370.

Fig. 4t is a partial perspective of the rib hon upon the paper after thefirst halt yard has been cut off, the remaining portion of the tab shownas being bent back to indi cate how much ribbon still remains upon thespool, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating the paper and ribbon which is placedthereon bet'ore winding upon the spool.

Reference being had to the drawin 's wherein similar referencecharacters designate similar parts, I have shown a length of ribbon R,which for illustrative purposes is four yards long. The length of ribbonR- is superposed upon a length of paper P, also four yards long, andwhich is somewhat wider than the ribbon R. Arranged along one side ofthe length of paper I are shown seven tabs 10. The ribbon R is placedupon the paper P, and both are wound upon a spool S by first attachingthe end 11 thereto.

As the paper and ribbon are woundupon the spool S, the tabs 10 areturned inwardly over the ribbon R, as shown in Fig. 2. The tabs 10 areprovided with a medial line 12 which is to accurately indicate the endsof a halt yard of ribbon. Suitable indicia 13, such as yd, are disposedtowards the free end of the ribbon from the medial line 12, and on theobverse side of the tab 10, as shown in Fig. 2. These indicia indicatethat onedialt yard of ribbon has been withdrawn from the spool S, andthat by cuttin across the hon and paper opposite the line 19 ex lyone-halt yard will be given to the i-ustoiner. On the reverse side ofthe tab 10, as shown in. 2, and disposed oppositely from the medial line12, is printed 3 yd. in this case. As shown in 3 and i, the ribbon itmay be withdrawn from the spool S and one-halt yard may be accuratelycut oil? by cutting on the line 12. Furthermore, the amount of ribbonwhich remains upon the spool S may be instantly determined by foldingback the portion 10 of the tab 10 and reading 3%, yd. in this case whereone'halt yard has been removed from a tour yard stretch of ribbon.originally wound upon the spool.

This feature of the device is especially ad vanta geous in that upontaking inventory, the exact amount. upon the spool can be determinedwithout removing the ribbon therefrom. Also when a piece of ribbon ofcon siderable length is desired, the clerk in a store can immediatelytell Whether the amount oli ribbon on a spool is of the required lengthor not. 5 it is to be understood that the next sucng' tab from the 'irsthalf yard tab has thereon on the side of its medial line vard the treeend of the ribbon 1 yd. pon its reverse side of the portion 10" f alsothat the following: ab will printed on it in the ame locations 1 and iyd. respectively. it is seen that 1 have provided means n'hereby ribbonsor laces may be withdrawn Loin a spool and suitable lengths determinedwithoutthe applicatirm of the ribbon to a ineasr; device or a yardstiel-z. Fart :iore. it will be seen that I have provided means at thefree end of the paper 20 boring the ribbon from which a portion has inindiating;

e eat for immediately tire of ribbon remaining upon the spool. o beunderstood that various changes may he maoe in the det-ail oitconstruction without departing from the scopeot' the in vention asdefined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. in combination with a spool of ribbon or the like, paper disposedbetween the layers of said ribbon, tabs arranged along one lateral edgeof said paper, and indicia t bs ior i i with 'avvn from said spool.

nnation with a spool of ribbon or the like, paper disposed .ietvveen theindi x a ribb layers of said ribbon, tabs arranged along one l edge ofsand paper, and indieia on said tabs tor indicating the amount (itribbon withdrawn from said spool and the amount remaining thereon.

3. in combinatimi with a spool of ribbon 1e like, paper dispoced betweenthe oi tl .ayers ot said ribbon, and tabs arrai 'etl along one lateraledge of said paper and toloable over the superposed ribbon, said tabsbearing indicia U171}! the observe and in the amount elf

